Dr Shandre Pillay

RCD Coordinator
Name: Shandre Pillay
Location: Office 102, Akanya Building Auckland Park Kingsway Campus
Research Capacity Development Staff  Staff Members

Contact Details:
Tel: 011 559 3780

Email: shandrep@uj.ac.za

About Dr Shandre Pillay

Dr Shandré Pillay is the Postgraduate Student Experience Coordinator at the Research Capacity Development unit and intends to use her experience as a postgraduate to improve the learning experience of others. Prior to this, Dr Pillay was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute for Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, based at the University of Cape Town (2022 -2023).

Dr Pillay holds the following qualifications:

• PhD in Clinical Sciences and Immunology – University of Cape Town
• MSc in Biochemistry (cum laude) – University of KwaZulu Natal
• Honours in Biochemistry – University of KwaZulu Natal
• BSc Life and Earth Sciences: Biochemistry and Microbiology – University of KwaZulu Natal

Her main area of research focuses on the identification, functional validation and therapeutic targeting of host factors and pathways that play a role in tuberculosis disease progression and host immunity, both in murine and human model systems. Ultimately, with the aim of developing an effective host-directed drug therapy against tuberculosis. She has presented and received awards at various national and international conferences, as well as published in several international journals.

ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7033-9363

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=dFw3LHwAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Shandre-Pillay-2